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P. brassicoi, Heaperia linea, and Polyommatus Phlceas. Amongst 

 the moths I was not so successful : Plusia gamma and Noctua 

 . xanthographa swarmed in sunshine and shade. Three nights' 

 sugaring in the Warren did not result in much, probably owing to 

 prevailing north-east winds and moonlight nights. Phlogopliora 

 meticulosa jnat out, ad libitum. I counted nine specimens on one 

 post, with their wings not yet dried. Noctua c-nigrum, Agrotis 

 saiicia, and Calocampa vctusta were all I met with. I also came 

 across an interesting fact, which I had not heard of before, 

 viz., the cannibalistic propensities of a large species of grass- 

 hopper. Whilst having a rest, after working for Lyccena Adonis, 

 I saw a specimen coolly devouring a smaller comrade, which he 

 held in his fore feet, something like a squirrel does a nut, and 

 chirruping merrily the while. — T. W. Hall ; 279, Lewisham High 

 Road, London, S.E. 



[This reminds me of a recently overheard conversation between 

 two boys, as follows : — " Teddy, do you know what that grass- 

 hopper is doing?'' "No, Ginx." "Why, he is saying grace 

 before he eats his brother ! " — so others have noticed this habit. 

 —J. T. C] . 



CoLiAs Edusa in Sussex. — Yesterday, while driving to Hail- 

 sham, I was pleased to see a fine male C. Edusa flying by the 

 wood-side.— Rosa M. Sotheby ; Rozel, Upperton Gardens, East- 

 bourne, August ;30, 1883. 



Capture of Colias Helice near Norwich. — I have just seen 

 a fine Colias Helice, which was taken by a collector at Heigham, 

 near this city, about the 15th of September. This specimen was 

 found at dusk at rest on the leaf of a cabbage growing in his 

 garden. As the result of inquiries this appears to be the only 

 specimen of Colias observed in the neighbourhood of Norwich 

 this season. It would be interesting to know whether C. Edusa 

 or its variety have been seen or captured elsewhere. — R. Laddi- 

 MAN ; Upper Hellesdon, Norwich. 



Argynnis Lathonia at Dover. — During a recent sojourn 

 with one of my sons at this place, we carefully worked, on every 

 favourable opportunity, the known haunts of this beautiful little 

 species, being once or twice accompanied by Mr. Gray ; but 

 although we saw two Lathonia on the wing, we failed to capture 



